Manzo had previously changed his November plea of not guilty to guilty on two counts of child abuse.

A probable cause complaint revealed the injured girl "kept throwing her sippie cup" so Manzo admitted he "grabbed under her jaw, shook her in a side-to-side motion and applied pressure to her jaw and throat that caused her to pass out."

"Her neck is fractured. She has blood clots," said Rosa Valle, the girl's biological mother, Oct. 30, 2013, two days after the incident. Valle showed pictures of her daughter in a neck brace at the hospital.

Valle said her 15-month-old daughter and 3-year-old son had been abused previously by Manzo, who is their foster father.

Goodyear police arrested Manzo on Oct. 29, 2013 and charged him with child abuse. Though Child Protective Services was not able to comment on the case, Valle provided documents that show Manzo is the foster father of the two children.

"(Manzo) is in jail, and I think he deserves to be in there," said Valle.

Manzo was released from custody just nine hours after being arrested for child abuse.

Valle said she notified CPS on several occasions that she suspected abuse in the home, but said her concerns were not addressed.

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